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A40
life
Guardian www.guardian.co.tt Monday, March 9, 2015
WHAT'S ON
Having an event you want included?
Send it to: What's On
Fax: 625-7211
E-mail: letters@guardian.co.tt
By post: 22--24 St Vincent Street,
Port-of-Spain.
ONGOING
Candle-Making workshops.
More info: Call Eden's Row at
492-6446/657-7960.
Nostalgia Promotions holds its
fourth annual Primary School PoS &
Environs District Latin and Ballroom
Dance Tuition in Selected Primary
Schools, until
April 15. More info: On school
registration contact Charles Morris
(776 --5566).
Young Men's Christian Association
(YMCA) to host Sexual and
Reproductive Health Sessions with
young adults, between the ages of
14-24 years, every Saturday. Running
until April 18, 2015. More info: 627-
7835.
Venue: Benbow Road, off Wrightson
Road, Port-of-Spain.
Time: 10 am-Noon.
Adult Literacy Tutors (ALTA) need
volunteer tutors. Interviews now
taking place for persons interested in
teaching at ALTA community classes
in 2015. Training begins in April-May
2015. More info: 624-2582 (North);
664-2582 (East); 653-4656 (South).
SCM Promotions screening
contestants for the upcoming Miss
Island Queen 2015. Persons
interested between ages 13-25,
talented, intelligent and beatutiful can
contact 637-5468/374-0274.
Students of Florida International
University College of Law to visit
Moms for Literacy Day School to
talk to students about the US Justice
System and choosing to go to Law
School on May 10, 2015.
More info: Sherina Mohammed at
638-6667 (MOMS)/638-5440.
Niherst Science Easter Camps
registration begins on March 16-27,
2015. More info: Khadija Collins at
642-6112 ext 250.
St Anthony's Parish, Petit Valley
Outreach Crusade on Make me a
channel of your peace. Come and be
blessed, featuring Grace Music
Ministry, Valley Harps Steel Orchestra
on March 23-27, 2015. Monday- Fr.
Alan Hall, Tuesday-Brendon Mitchell,
Wednesday-Fr. Leslie Tang Kai,
Thursday-Fr. Harold Imamshah, Friday
Holy Mas-Cheif Celebrant His
Excellency, Archbishop, Nicola Girasoli
with Fr. Leo Donovan OP.
Venue: Valley Harps Steel Orchestra
Pan Yard. Time: 6 pm- 9 pm (Nightly).
TOMORROW
T&T Music Festival Association
stages Secondary Schools Music
Festival (North Zone).
Venue: Queen's Hall, St Ann's.
Time: 9 am.
Free Eckankar presentation on Past
Lives, dreams, and soul travel.
More info: 657-7278.
Venue: Eckankar San Fernando
Centre Suite 34 Top Floor, Birjah's
Building, Corner Independence
Avenue & Rushworth Street.
Time: 10 am.
MARCH 11
T&T Music Festival Association
stages Secondary Schools Music
Festival (North Zone).
Venue: Queen's Hall, St Ann's.
Time: 9 am.
Arrow Foundation completed
yet another successful project in
February when 20 students from
Woodbrook Presbyterian Primary
School graduated from its literacy
intervention programme.
Arrow s impact was clearly evi-
dent from the exuberant smiles on
the faces of the students, as several
were able to improve their virtual
reading and spelling ages by 12
months or more, after only eight
hours of Arrow training.
As student Amber Francis
explained, "Using the computer to
learn was a lot of fun, especially
hearing my own voice and I can
read and write much better now.
I am very proud that I am doing
better in class and I wish that every
child could get this chance to
improve."
Developed over 40 years ago in
the United Kingdom by Dr Colin
Lane, Arrow stands for Aural-Read-
Respond-Oral -Write, a release said.
The technique is focused on read-
ing, spelling, dictation, speech and
listening skills which produce sig-
nificant results in persons with
learning difficulties. The comput-
er-based learning also applies use
of the self-voice---a recording of
the learner s own voice---which
forms the basis of the multi-sen-
sory learning approach.
The local Arrow Foundation is a
non-profit organisation operating
for the past decade and has estab-
lished an enviable record of accom-
plishment, having transformed the
lives of thousands of children in
schools across T&T. The benefits
derived include significantly
increasing literacy levels, speech
improvement, building self-esteem
and improving behaviour.
The Foundation has become a
key partner for various private and
public sector corporations that
invest in educational development,
including BP T&T, Methanex
Trinidad Limited, Citizen s Security
Programme and Atlantic, which
sponsored the training at Wood-
brook Presbyterian.
Managing director of the Arrow
Foundation, Christopher Bonterre,
praised the efforts of the sponsors
in facilitating the delivery of the
programme to the students. "Hav-
ing that level of support provides
us with the impetus to continue to
meet the educational needs of the
nation s children. These sponsors
share our vision for transforming
the nation one child at a time, and
they dramatically expand our ability
to help students across Trinidad
and the sister isle of Tobago," Bon-
terre pointed out.
One of Arrow s main areas of
focus is raising self-esteem through
literacy improvement which has
proved to be a vital benchmark in
addressing behavioural problems
in students. Bonterre noted that
international research has shown
that much of the aggressive behav-
iour found in schools is rooted in
students academic failure and the
frustration this manifests. "When
students are able to read and write
properly, they feel better about
themselves, enabling them to
engage in more purposeful and ful-
filling activities," he explained.
This trend was confirmed by
Woodbrook Presbyterian s acting
principal, Terrence Choutie, who
indicated that from his experience
in education, many students who
need to be corrected or disciplined
for inappropriate behaviour at
school often have literacy problems.
Choutie noted that raising literacy
levels was a positive way of curbing
unwanted behaviour in students.
Students of Woodbrook Presbyterian Primary School proudly show off their certificates having successfully
completed computer-based literacy training delivered by the Arrow Foundation. Sharing in the special
moment are Christopher Bonterre (left), Arrow Foundation managing director and acting principal of the
school, Terrence Choutie.
Arrow spreads benefits of literacy
On the work being done by
the Arrow Foundation, visit
online at www.arrowtt.com
or call 624-9063.
MORE INFO
Christian Rampersad, right, and Xaen
Sobers move patrons with their
rendition of The Carrion Crow in class
B3, Boys Vocal Duet singing at the
Youth Music Festival at the Naparima
Bowl, San Fernando, last Thursday.
PHOTO: TONY HOWELL